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Where does “avge” come from?

avge (Swedish) comes from Swedish ge, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

avge (Swedish): to deliver, to emit, to give off, to give away

Definitions

  1. to deliver, to emit, to give off, to give away

Ancestry of “avge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgeto give; to give up, to surrender, to quit
2Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
3Old Swedishgivato give
4Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →